Queqiao relay

First lunar far-side comms relay; enabled CE-4.

Era

B (1990-2019)

Parent mission

Chang'e 4

Role

relay satellite

Operator

CNSA

Nation

China

Launched (UTC)

2018-05-20

Reached Moon (UTC)

2018-06-14 halo orbit

Event type

relay

Outcome

success

Site

Earth-Moon L2 halo orbit

Left on surface

none

Returned material

none

Current status

ACTIVE in orbit

Operational status (derived)

active_powered

Source grade

primary

Primary source